Seattle Mariners player milestones to follow in the 2021 season
Some current and former Seattle Mariners players are chasing important career milestones in 2021.
The Seattle Mariners are a little over a week away from opening the 2021 season. Unlike last season’s abridged 60 game slate, there is an entire season of baseball scheduled this time around. There are some interesting personal stats that current and former M’s players can reach. Some of them are personal, and a few others are team-related.
Current Mariners
Mitch Haniger
Mitch Haniger didn’t play in 2020 due to injuries. The same milestones Haniger chased when he was initially hurt in 2019 are still in play. Hanniger needs 11 RBI to reach 200 for his career, and 28 makes him the 36th Mariners player to reach the mark. Additionally, with 24 more doubles, he will be the 27th player in team history to reach 100.
Kyle Seager
Kyle Seager went over the 200 home run mark last season, finishing at 207. He is fourth behind Jay Buhner at 307. So right now, it looks like he will end his Mariners career at this spot unless they decide to exercise his $15M option for 2022. That’s unlikely likely unless Seager has a season well above what he’s done in recent years.
Getting back to doubles, Seager has 280. He needs 16 to pass Ichiro for third and 20 to become the third Seattle player to reach 200. Seager can also pass Ichiro for fifth in walks with 44 more. At 1,267 career hits, not only is 1,300 in range but so is 1,400. He also needs:
- 68 runs for 700.
- 41 strikeouts away from 1,000.
- 52 at-bats to reach 5,000.
Other Hitters
J.P. Crawford is five walks and 12 RBI away from 100 in each category. Catcher Tom Murphy is 26 RBI away from 100. If Dylan Moore repeats his feat of the last two years, he’ll become the only Seattle player to field all-seven non-battery positions plus DH in three different seasons.